Stalwart scene stealer Paul Rudd is back, and he's taking another shot at a lead role in 'Our Idiot Brother,' TV director Jesse Peretz's ('Important Things With Demetri Martin') indie comedy about a nice-guy farmer (Rudd) who gets arrested for selling marijuana to a uniformed police officer.

The actor hasn't always had the best of luck when asked to carry a flick. His last two tries, James L. Brooks' 'How Do You Know' with Reese Witherspoon and his team-up with Steve Carell, 'Dinner for Schmucks,' both failed to catch on with critics or moviegoers. With 'Idiot,' though, Rudd seems to have found a part that plays right to the low-key likability that's made him a favorite in smaller roles.

Down on his luck after getting out of the slammer, Ned is taken in by each of his three sisters -- stay-at-home mom Liz (Emily Mortimer), careerist Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and hipster Natalie (Zooey Deschanel) -- all of whom have their own private troubles to contend with on top of taking care of their, well, idiot brother.

The film, out Aug. 26, received a warm reception at this year's Sundance Film Festival, earning praise for Rudd and screenwriters David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz. The producers are the same team who rolled into Sundance a few years back with a little film called 'Little Miss Sunshine,' and we all know things turned out pretty well for that one.